hậu hoạ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 後 and 禍.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [həw˧˨ʔ hwaː˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [həw˨˩ʔ hwaː˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [həw˨˩˨ waː˨˩˨]

    Noun

    hậu hoạ

    1. a disaster in the making
      diệt trừ hậu hoạ ― to eliminate a likely future risk
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